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American Motors ConcordYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 8 safety recalls on record for the American Motors Concord.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Fuel system, gasolineSafety recalls81978–1982 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

American Motors Concord years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Concord median. Tap a year for its full report.

'78'79'80'81'82
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1982Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1981Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1980Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1979Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1978Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common American Motors Concord problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Fuel system, gasoline11
8 recalls

American Motors Concord recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Manual transmission: lubricant82V-126 · 1982 · Dec 13, 1982 · 9,715 vehicles–Visibility: windshield82V-053 · 1982 · May 24, 1982 · 509 vehicles–Wiring: front underhood81V-110 · 1982 · Sep 22, 1981 · 15,500 vehicles–Vehicle speed control81V-081 · 1981 · Jul 6, 1981 · 11,162 vehicles–Seat belts81V-016 · 1981 · Jan 4, 1981 · 742 vehicles–Exterior lighting: tail lights79V-194 · 1980 · Aug 28, 1979 · 6,000 vehicles–Other: labels79V-040 · 1979 · Jan 30, 1979 · 7,700 vehicles–Front assembly: recliner78V-229 · 1979 · Oct 18, 1978 · 122 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Concord

  1. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA88009 · 1980–1983 · closed Jan 9, 1990
    Led to recall 88V-132